Siemens SINUMERIK 840Di sl Operating Manual page 40

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Operator Components/Operating Sequences
2.3 SINUMERIK HT 8
Key <U>
CPF softkeys
(Control Panel Function)
Back
Traversing keys
Switch over channel
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The CPF softkey bar is displayed with the <U> key:
The CPF softkeys keys of the machine control panel emulated by the
HMI software. When the HT 8 has operator rights, the CPF menu is
displays with the <U> key. The menu is automatically hidden when the
area is changed.
The following softkeys are available (see figure on the left):
• <MACHINE> softkey: Select the "Machine" operating area
(corresponds to <Shift> + <F10>).
• < [VAR] > softkey: Select the axis feedrate in the increment.
• <Single Block> softkey: Switch single block execution on/off.
• <WCS MCS> softkey: Switching between MCS ↔ WCS
• "Back" softkey: Hide CPF menu; restoration of the user response
line and the softkeys.
The CPF menu is not displayed when the area menu or the channel
menu is active.
With the <MACHINE> softkey, the "multi-channel display" function is
also operator-controllable on the HT 8. The respective state is
displayed in the global machine status display (header).
(Mail Detlev Lutter from 15.06.2007)
The PLC interface signals, that are initiated using the softkeys of the
CPF menus, are edge-controlled.
JOG and MDA / Teach In mode must be selected to set up the axes
with the traversing keys.
The labeling of the 12 traversing keys is shown on the housing of the
touch panel. Display of the labeling for up to 6 axes is performed by
the PLC program (machine manufacturer).
If the labeling for the traversing keys is displayed, all the other
softkeys cannot be operated.
Channel switchover is performed by touch operation of the touch
surface on the global machine status display:
SINUMERIK 840Di sl/840D sl/840D Operating Manual HMI-Advanced (BAD) - 01/2008 Edition
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